Dennis Okholm, Ph.D.

Dennis Okholm, Ph.D., teaches as a professor of theology in the Division of Religion and Philosophy for the School of Theology and brings more than 30 years of teaching experience to the classroom, including brief teaching assignments in Kenya, Romania, and Sudan. In addition to teaching, Okholm speaks at various churches and colleges, participates in an Evangelical-Mormon dialogue, and is active in the American Benedictine Academy. His latest book, to be published in 2014, is Dangerous Passions, Deadly Sins: Learning from the Psychology of Ancient Monks (Brazos). Okholm was an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for 28 years before his recent ordination as a priest in the Anglican Church in North America.